Unfortunately, the current administration hates the environment. On August 2, 2018, the Trump Administration released its long-threatened proposalto weaken antipollution and fuel efficiency standards, revoking the 54.5 MPG goal and freezing standards at about 37 MPG after 2021. But wait, it gets worse: the 1970 Clean Air Act grants a waiver to California allowing us to set our pollution standards at a tougher level than the federal government; 13 other states now follow our lead. Currently, 40% of all car sales in the United States take place in California and the thirteen other states operating under waiver — and California’s tougher standard is now the de facto national standard. Big Oil’s Friend in the White House wants to revoke this waiver, meaning that the new, lower federal standard will be the law of the entire land. This is a direct hit at California.

Here’s a great video from Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) explaining the whole story.

What you can do:

Submit a comment at Regulations.gov:

The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation are taking comments on this ill-advised rollback until end of day (Eastern time) October 2, 2018; and you can write to them here. Include these points in your comment:

Climate change is real. We need to reduce our use of fossil fuels.

The automobile industry needs a goal to work toward. It’s in no one’s interest to move the goalposts.

3 thoughts on “Keep California Air Clean”

I think you should not modify the rules about the car emission for 2 reasons.
First, less emissions means a cleaner air and cleaner air means better public health.
Furthermore, using less fossil fuel means that we are closer to the control of the climate change, which is the biggest issue of the 21st century! The climate change is very important here in California, but it’s also a world issue. And in my opinion, changing the world’s problems start by changing accessible things like this one.